Alex Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 (edited) Could it be PANDAS? Here is the link http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/03/think-like-a-doctor-running-in-circles/ Since Dr. Jory Goodman is the diagnosing Psychiatrist in the article, I think ithere is a good chance. Dr. Goodman blogs on Psychology Today about adult PANDAS and has even submitted medical journal articles on the subject. Edited April 4, 2014 by alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowingmom Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Of course through my lens of lyme/bart I would say bartonella. The rages are very bartonella-like and cyclic. Severe abdominal pain can be a symptom as well. It was one of DD's and resoved within 1 week of starting abx treatment. Perhaps bartonella induced PANS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted April 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Looks like the most frequent guess of the reader replies is Porphyria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowingmom Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Yes, I was wondering about the plump face and sunburn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowPow Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 I was thinking lupus. Funny how we all have our lenses:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomWithOCDSon Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Oooh! Please make sure and post the follow-up! I'm betting on PANDAS/PANS, myself. The behavior I see most frequently associated with porphyria is depression, and while this young man is almost certainly very unhappy in terms of his current state, the explosiveness and aggressiveness of his episodes sounds different to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowingmom Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Isn't it funny how we can get so enthused about forensic pathology? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibcdbwc Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 The answer was posted. I won't give it away but you can follow that link above and click over to the solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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